OCEANSIDE — Often when people who have had ostomy surgeryattend their first support group meeting, they believe they havebeen sent to the wrong place because the people in the room look nodifferent ...

Earlier this month, a man who did not want to live with a stoma died after a judge ruled life-support treatment could end. His story caused an outpouring of shock amongst the stoma community and ...

As they discuss past successes, present challenges and their hopes for the future, the folks sharing experiences and emotional support could be members of a church or PTA group, not people with a life ...

STUART — United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) estimates that 725,000 to 1 million people are living with an ostomy or continent diversion in the United States. An ostomy is a type of surgery ...

Wed., Oct. 18, 2017 Phil Moyle, a retired geologist, has had an ileostomy for about 32 years. He’s also a member of a local support group and the editor of a regional newsletter that serves ostomates ...

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